People · South Africa
Markus Marais
2×2 · top 38.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014MARA01
Markus Marais has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.96, set at Gauteng Summer 2019, puts him in the top 38.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 418th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2014, he has put 64 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.15 in November 2014 to 23.21, a 36% improvement. Markus has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.96 | 7.42 | top 38.9% | 418 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 23.21 | 27.18 | top 48.5% | 717 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.71 | 13.74 | top 71.4% | 625 / 958 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.18 | 2:42.79 | top 81.4% | 340 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.65 | 1:04.42 | top 81.9% | 305 / 473 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Feb 2015First sub-30 3×3: 25.19 at Pops Toys Summer 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Johannesburg 2014. A 36.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gauteng Summer 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tuks Open 2015 · 28 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Pops Toys Summer 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Brendan James Gray — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kimon Candiotes — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pieterjan Joubert — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 3.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.